Tag Archives: slim pickens

The Getaway (1972)

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Peckinpah Writer: Walter Hill (Based on the novel by Jim Thompson)

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1972, action, adaptation, al lettieri, ali macgraw, bank, ben johnson, bomb, border, couple, crime, david foster, drama, ex-con, getaway, heist, jim thompson, lucien ballard, marriage, married, mexico, mitchell brower, on the run, parole, prison, quincy jones, rob, robber, robbery, robert l. wolfe, sally struthers, sam peckinpah, slim pickens, steve mcqueen, texas, the getaway, theft, thief, thriller, vault, walter hill, wife | Leave a comment

The Howling (1981)

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joe Dante Writers: John Sayles and Terence H. Winkless (Based on the novel by Gary Brandner) Good!

Posted in Horror | Tagged 1981, adaptation, belinda balaski, christopher stone, curse, dee wallace, dennis dugan, elisabeth brooks, gary brandner, horror, howling, investigation, jack conrad, joe dante, john carradine, john sayles, journalism, journalist, kevin mccarthy, michael finnell, mountain, news, patrick macnee, psychiatrist, resort, roger corman, serial killer, slim pickens, television, terence h. winkless, tv, werewolf | Leave a comment

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Stanley Kubrick Writers: Stanley Kubrick & Terry Southern & Peter George (Based on the book “Red Alert” by Peter George)

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 1964, adaptation, air force, airplane, bomb, bomber, comedy, dr. strangelove, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, george c. scott, german, james earl jones, keenan wynn, military, nazi, nuclear, nuke, peter bull, peter george, peter sellers, plane, politician, politics, president, red alert, russia, slim pickens, stanley kubrick, sterling hayden, strangelove, terry southern, war room | Leave a comment

Blazing Saddles (1974)

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mel Brooks Writers: Mel Brooks & Norman Steinberg & Andrew Bergman & Richard Pryor & Alan Uger (Story by Andrew Bergman)

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 1974, alan uger, alex karras, andrew bergman, blazing saddles, carol arthur, cleavon little, comedy, david huddleston, dom deluise, gene wilder, george furth, harvey korman, jack starrett, john hillerman, madeline kahn, mel brooks, norman steinberg, railroad, richard pryor, robyn hilton, sheriff, slim pickens, spoof, Western | Leave a comment

1941 (1979)

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Spielberg Writers: Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale (Story by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale and John Milius) Really awful. Borderline unwatchable.

Posted in Action, Comedy, Review, War | Tagged 1941, 1979, action, army, bob gale, bomb, california, christopher lee, comedy, dan aykroyd, defend, defense, eddie deezen, elisha cook, invasion, james caan, japan, John Belushi, john candy, john landis, john milius, john williams, lorraine gary, michael mckean, mickey rourke, military, murray hamilton, nancy allen, ned beatty, patti lupone, pearl habor, penny marshall, pilot, robert stack, robert zemeckis, slim pickens, soldier, steven spielberg, tim matheson, toshiro mifune, treat williams, war, warren oates, world war 2, world war ii, wwII | Leave a comment